netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Use result arg in fib_lookup

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Date:   Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:53:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...nel.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Use result arg in fib_lookup_arg
 consistently

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:05:33 -0700

> From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> 
> arg.result is sometimes used as fib6_result and sometimes used to
> hold the rt6_info. Add rt6_info to fib6_result and make the use
> of arg.result consistent through ipv6 rules.
> 
> The rt6 entry is filled in for lookups returning a dst_entry, but not
> for direct fib_lookups that just want a fib6_info.
> 
> Fixes: effda4dd97e8 ("ipv6: Pass fib6_result to fib lookups")
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>

Applied.